=☆= The MEMPHIS BELLE =☆=
The Belle makes a grand landing.
It ain't often CANADIANS get to see a real live B-17 at a Canadian air show. Hamilton was visited by two!!
Very few people know that the RCAF took on strength and operated six B-17s in bare-metal finish during WW II!
From VINTAGE WINGS of CANADA,
"The Hurricane Mk 4 of Vintage Wings of Canada is painted in the markings of RAF 6 Squadron, “The Flying Tin Openers”, which operated the Hurry in the “tank- busting” and ground attack role. Many Canadian pilots flew the cannon-equipped tank-buster variant with 6 Sqn. on operations in North Africa."
Last Mark Hawker Hurricane IV in existence!
…was a lotta' fun—
TOO LONG has ::: the HAMILTON AIR SHOW ::: been gone from the scene.
Previously run by a third party, the immensely popular regional air show became a losing venture. So it had to end. Once the middleman took his cut, there wasn't much left for the museum.
AND that—just wasn't right.
So the CANADIAN WARPLANE HERITAGE MUSEUM did what it always does…MADE THINGS RIGHT! It took over the event, it took back control, and hosted its own air show!
Proceeds will go to CWH this time. As they should. What great work they do keeping Canadian history alive!!!
Great job Warplane!!
I had an EXCELLENT time!
For those who DIDN'T go…we don't hate ya', we'll just never forgive ya' ~
